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Review of ‘After the Eclipse’

Sarah Perry woke up in the middle of one 1994 night, startled by her mother’s screams. What could be a child’s worst nightmare becomes Sarah’s reality: As the 12-year-old listens, helpless in her room, Crystal Perry is being stabbed to death on the other side of the wall.

The murder cleaves Sarah’s childhood into before…

Behind the Book by Sarah Perry

One wouldn’t automatically assume that inspiration for a devastating crime novel could be found in that safest of places: a bookstore. But Fran Dorricott’s experience as a bookseller provided the key to finishing her first draft, inspiration for her favorite clue and more.


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